Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06893 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6893
2	2		January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3751
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4	4		Referred to Committee on AGING
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Raised Bill No. 6893
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12	12		January Session, 2015
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14	14		LCO No. 3751
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18	18		Referred to Committee on AGING
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20	20		Introduced by:
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24	24		AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 17b-106 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
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30	30		(b) Effective July 1, [2011] 2015, the commissioner shall provide a state supplement payment for recipients of Medicaid and the federal Supplemental Security Income Program who reside in long-term care facilities sufficient to increase their personal needs allowance to [sixty] sixty-five dollars per month. On and after July 1, 2016, the commissioner shall increase such allowance annually by the same amount as the Social Security cost-of-living adjustments, if any such adjustments are made. Such state supplement payment shall be made to the long-term care facility to be deposited into the personal fund account of each such recipient. For the purposes of this subsection, "long-term care facility" means a licensed chronic and convalescent nursing home, a chronic disease hospital, a rest home with nursing supervision, an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities or a state humane institution.
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32	32		Sec. 2. Section 17b-272 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
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34	34		Effective July 1, [2011] 2015, the Commissioner of Social Services shall permit patients residing in nursing homes, chronic disease hospitals and state humane institutions who are medical assistance recipients under sections 17b-260 to 17b-262, inclusive, 17b-264 to 17b-285, inclusive, and 17b-357 to 17b-361, inclusive, to have a monthly personal fund allowance of [sixty] sixty-five dollars. On and after July 1, 2016, the commissioner shall increase such allowance annually by the same amount as the Social Security cost-of-living adjustments, if any such adjustments are made.
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39	39		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
40	40		Section 1 from passage 17b-106(b)
41	41		Sec. 2 from passage 17b-272
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43	43		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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45	45		Section 1
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47	47		from passage
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49	49		17b-106(b)
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51	51		Sec. 2
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53	53		from passage
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55	55		17b-272
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	57	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	59	+	To increase the personal needs allowance of residents of long-term care facilities.
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59		-	AGE Joint Favorable
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63		-	Joint Favorable
	61	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]